I enjoyed the comments on the "Straight Blast" thread. I coach both a Wing Tsun and an Escrima group. My foundation is WC/WT and I've had good results using a WT "chain-punching" blast, especially as a follow up to a good initial attack. So the other day, at an Escrima sparring session, one of our advanced WT guys begged me to let him have a go. So he put on a helmet and hockey glove, grabbed a padded stick, and promptly took a beating...since he only had a rudimentary knowledge of Escrima. He came back over and asked for advice. I took him aside for a few minutes and showed him how to adapt his Wing Tsun "straight blast" concept to Escrima using double-stick technique. Basically, I showed him how to explode forward, offensively, chain-striking with a continuous barrage of alternating overhand (angle 1 and angle 2) strikes. Using this simple approach, he was able to effecively overwhelm and beat some of our more experienced escrimadors! It made quite an impression on the whole group. Of course, working with protective gear and padded sticks is a whole lot different than bare rattan and no gear, or street stuff like steel pipes and blades! Still, the concept of applying an explosive, continuous charge seems sound--if you can find or make an opening. Have any of you tried applying a "straight blast" to weapons sparring?